Director: Michael Flatley Starring: Michael Flatley, Ian Beattie, Eric Roberts, Nicole Evans Riverdancing time: 90 minutes It was over four years ago now that word first went around about Blackbird, the spy thriller written by, directed by and starring Michael Flatley. Though he had no prior experience in filmmaking before this first feature, the Riverdance…
See John Waters, Cheryl Dunye and new voices galore at the 30th anniversary special of Dublin’s biggest queer film festival. A leading light in the film festival calendar in the capital for decades, GAZE this year marks its anniversary by celebrating queer cinema classics, and uplifting emerging talents from Ireland and abroad. With a new…
Participating cinemas across Ireland will be offering €4 tickets – all day, all seats, all shows next weekend. On Saturday, 3rd of September, cinemas across the Republic of Ireland will celebrate National Cinema Day with admission tickets at participating cinemas reduced to just €4 (RSP) including Premium seats, screens and 3D screenings. Over 95% of…
The Dublin International Screewriting Festival returns this September for an online and in-person event all about the art of writing. A series of talks and workshops will take place from September 5 – 11th, 2022. Colm Baireád, writer and director of this year’s runaway Irish hit An Cailín Ciúin, will be one of the special…
Back to Front is a selection of homemade shorts from a variety of filmmakers screened in Dublin. The collection from the Kitchen Collective returns this autumn with short films from seven directors all being shown for a good cause. See films by Dave Tynan, Mia Mullarkey and more in two showings on Saturday 10th September…
Film In Dublin’s Pretty Deadly Films zine is back again this autumn and submissions are now open for articles and artwork. Issue 11’s theme is all about scenes where the magic happens at the movies. Each issue of PDF looks at film through the lens of a particular theme, with contributors submitting various features on their favourite movies, the…
As part of ongoing events to mark the centenary of the death of General Michael Collins, Fine Gael have teamed up with Omniplex Cinemas to show the 1996 biopic Michael Collins at the same time in 19 cinemas across the country. The Neil Jordan film will receive a special sync’d screening on Tuesday 6th September…
Nope encourages audiences to question the dynamics behind spectacle.
You can check out some culture on the coast next month as the Bleeding Pig Film Festival makes its return to Donabate. Free films will be showing at the fest this September 12th – 14th. Short films by Ger Walsh, Lia Campbell, Tristan Heanue and more will be on offer over the three days of…
Exhibition organisation access>CINEMA are stepping up their work in bringing cultural cinema across the country with a new campaign to continue welcoming audiences back in to their local cinema. Ahead of their upcoming slate of engaging & acclaimed films, access>CINEMA is showcasing the cultural significance of local film clubs, community cinemas and arts centres across…
